New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-04
THE NURDERERS Ear THEIR NEILS NoU
DrlscolL TRIES xrw TACTICS A>p SHOWS RI

DEIsCoLL TRIES NEw TACTICS AND SHOWS RE-
PENTANCE-LYONs SAYS TIE JIG 1, Ur."
Daniel Dn-coll and Dauici Lyons, the two mudcrers
who planned TO get ont of The Tomb, changed their
tactics wholly yesterday. They had had enough Of
walton, whether it diminish the slzc Of th"ir
bodies that they could squeeze through the window
Of their cells. Whether it TO keep tLcu-clvc'
from being watched too closely Dh,'oll was inclined
hr-t 10 be sury and made fu., over his breakfast
bur he finally decided 10 cat IT, The visit Of Two si.-
tiers Of Mercy later may have had soft ming eject up'n
him, for Commissioner Porter HIM In the afternoon
and then pentcnce had taken possession Of the man
50 completely that he fairy took the Commissioners
breath away.
." want 10 beg your pardon, Commits loncr. -ail
Dr-colI as he pc-scd against hi, cell door, for ny
language and cOAduct'
sWhy," exclaimed Mr.. Porter you were going to
murder ne two days ago.
al know IT," replied Dnscon with seeming snd
moss, but sorry. / have only fcw days 10
live now and want your good WILL
DrscO.ls sins in language and conduct are forgiven,
80 far as the commissioner was able 10 do t.
Drl,con told the commissioner that the pr.'cncc
thai the food poor was only par Of The Jan
LYONS having stay Of proceedings for n tenn
asked Inn about The plan 10 escape the murderer
laughed and admitted mat tho Jg va, up a no
sad lie chatrcd through the bars In u Joco,e vclf
He had been al work on the casing OF his WIDOW ne
nfGht n,r the attempt to escape, hut no waited Tor
DrscolI lie even decl trcd that he had hung par1
way ont the window that night but ms wa, ~
gar,lcd AZ orc Of PAN" jokes at the Ionb9 iH,'-
c0ll and himself he said were to Dc aS,i-,'n Nv
,r,n,ds ont. de- In, he refused 10 say In What way
lie denied that there any intention OF -n,"I,hb
blood They would not have touched \ Sh NH"'
Orr bnt would have around the bulluhe J."
nnne thrown over the wall from the oui-dc II - SuP
posed would have been the means OF rsGa iS ul
aid that he expected TOW 10 be watched ;" c"7''S
tLaf ne would not have another chance 10 escape,
Warden Walsh and Commits iOncr Porter mau' III,
tbcr efforts 10 nnd out something about me 81" ~
which the Iron bars cut out, but without dVdIl
vatcb snnng with teeth on II might have served tn'
pnruosc 20 that 10 find The Implement wonIh e n,m,
ful Tho warden has suspicious that man WI" PhNo
he namc Of Welch and Who cac IN Ly"nI on HI1hinS
With A pass from the rOmHssl lncr ni DARIUS am
CorrectI6n had something to do with the plan 81
escape. The warden says now y at IN" man was an
oid convict but there Is no proof hgifl't hlhh A..
The warden has now determined 10 keep an cn,Ia-
ordinarily close watch DrlScoU ana Lyons, WIN
Two Of his keepers he made search OF the cell. We,
to-day morning and Will use all possible piocnui1IS'
liz has not much faith in DriscOls professions OF re
nentance vet the murderer seems now To realize hat
r. bss no hone left although the lawyers may seek
senove and with the galows staring him In the face
he is becoming terror stricken